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Adjustment Layers for Photographers

By Jeff Carlson · Issue: September/October 2011 (V8N5)

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Related Tags: adjustment layers, brightness and contrast, fill layer, gradient adjustment layer, gradient fill, hue and saturation, levels

Adjustment layers offer almost everything you need to subtly enhance the shots you put time and effort into capturing–all without altering a single pixel in your original image.

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Related Tags: adjustment layers, brightness and contrast, fill layer, gradient adjustment layer, gradient fill, hue and saturation, levels

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5 Replies to Adjustment Layers for Photographers:

mosbah
October 24, 2011 at 1:50 am

i am learning slowly but surely. thanks
William
October 27, 2011 at 2:28 pm

I like all the tutorials you do good edg.
Rex
December 13, 2011 at 7:51 pm

Thanks… It really helps
George
December 26, 2011 at 11:39 pm

After many years of using PSE7 I am just now seeing the whole forest instead of just the trees, which is very helpful.

Thanks!
Edward
January 23, 2012 at 3:41 pm

Very informative but a lot to grasp in one reading.Going to photoshop an dtry it out Thanks Ed

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